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VIDEO: SKI HERE NOW — Webisode #3
Here is Webisode #3 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of Europe, featuring Black Diamond skiers in France and Switzerland. The Ski Here Now webisodes will be released in November, December and January exclusively in the Black Diamond Journal.
The series kicked off with Webisode #1 in La Grave, where the Telepherique and Black Diamond are official partners. Martin Webrant, Ptor Spricenieks, and David Pitschmann were the featured BD riders in Episode #1 and arrived at the perfect time for sweet conditions. Webisode #2 featured a ski adventure in Zermatt with alpinist, shredder of steeps and Zermatt-local, Samuel Anthamatten.
Webisode #3 features BD riders Tor Eggeboe and Nicolas Aubert as...
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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Utah Avalanche Center
--> We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and... [READ MORE]
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QC LAB: Remounting previously drilled skis
Before any piece of Black Diamond gear makes it on to the shelves, it spends months, sometimes years getting put through the wringer by our Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick, and his team of Quality Assurance engineers. Through extensive and meticulous testing, both in the lab and in the field, KP and his team help ensure that you can... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Antte Lauhamaa tele skiing in the Norwegian backcountry
Black Diamond athlete Antte Lauhamaa is a tele ripper from Finland and travels throughout Europe each season, hunting for the goods. He set off earlier this winter on just such a mission, and began his 2011/12 ski season in Norway at an inspiring above-the-Arctic-Circle locale. Below is his report and photos from Petri Kovalainen. The... [READ MORE]
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EMPLOYEE FAVORITES: Susannah Pratt, NW Couloir of the Pfeifferhorn, UT
Here at Black Diamond, the inspiration to innovate is driven from within. When we're not at the office, our dedicated crew of employees is out cranking at the crags, putting in miles on the trails and questing around the mountains in search of untracked descents. In this ongoing series of posts on the Journal, we'll be highlighting some of our... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Jacqui Edgerly skiing and scoping lines at the Freeskiing World Tour stop in Revelstoke, Canada
Black Diamond athlete Jacqui Edgerly is up in Revelstoke, Canada for the Freeskiing World Tour stop and put together the following clip with the tour crew. Looks like it's definitely dumping up there right now! Jacqui's fellow BD skiers, Samuel Anthamatten, Angel Collinson and Jake Sakson all made tomorrow's finals. Good luck to the crew up... [READ MORE]
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